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Pierluigi Viale

Pierluigi Viale

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
79
Citations
25256
World Ranking
17477
National Ranking
706

Pierluigi Viale publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Pierluigi Viale sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 607 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Pierluigi Viale D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Pierluigi Viale sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 79 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Pierluigi Viale is affiliated with the University of Bologna in Italy and has an extensive publication record in the field of Medicine, focusing primarily on infectious diseases and related subfields. Their research encompasses topics including Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy, Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria, Antibiotic Use and Resistance, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections, Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing, and Orthopedic Infections and Treatments.

They have contributed numerous articles to notable scientific journals. Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Antibiotics
  • Clinical Microbiology and Infection
  • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Some of their recent significant papers are:

  • Epidemiology of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis Among Intubated Patients With COVID-19: A Prospective Study (2020) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Age and Multimorbidity Predict Death Among COVID-19 Patients (2020) in Hypertension
  • Hospital-Acquired Infections in Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19 (2021) in CHEST Journal
  • Ceftazidime-Avibactam Use for Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase-Producing K. pneumoniae Infections: A Retrospective Observational Multicenter Study (2021) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Incidence and Prognosis of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19: A Multicenter Study (2021) in Journal of Clinical Medicine

Viale frequently collaborates with a group of co-authors, including:

  • Maddalena Giannella
  • Federico Pea
  • Milo Gatti
  • Matteo Rinaldi
  • Michele Bartoletti

Their scientific work addresses major challenges in infectious diseases, with a strong emphasis on clinical research related to COVID-19 and antibiotic resistance. Their research contributions cover epidemiology, pharmacology, molecular medicine, and surgery, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach within the broad field of medicine.

Best Publications

  • Tocilizumab in patients with severe COVID-19: a retrospective cohort study

    Giovanni Guaraldi;Marianna Meschiari;Alessandro Cozzi-Lepri;Jovana Milic

  • Predictors of mortality in bloodstream infections caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae: importance of combination therapy

    Mario Tumbarello;Pierluigi Viale;Claudio Viscoli;Enrico Maria Trecarichi

  • Effect of appropriate combination therapy on mortality of patients with bloodstream infections due to carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (INCREMENT): a retrospective cohort study

    Belén Gutiérrez-Gutiérrez;Elena Salamanca;Marina de Cueto;Po-Ren Hsueh

  • Infections caused by KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae: differences in therapy and mortality in a multicentre study

    Mario Tumbarello;Enrico Maria Trecarichi;Francesco Giuseppe De Rosa;Maddalena Giannella

  • Epidemiology of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis among COVID-19 intubated patients: a prospective study.

    Michele Bartoletti;Renato Pascale;Monica Cricca;Matteo Rinaldi

  • 2016 WSES guidelines on acute calculous cholecystitis

    L. Ansaloni;M. Pisano;F. Coccolini;A.B. Peitzmann

  • Antimicrobial therapy in critically ill patients: a review of pathophysiological conditions responsible for altered disposition and pharmacokinetic variability

    Federico Pea;Pierluigi Viale;Mario Furlanut

  • Age and Multimorbidity Predict Death Among COVID-19 Patients: Results of the SARS-RAS Study of the Italian Society of Hypertension.

    Guido Iaccarino;Guido Grassi;Claudio Borghi;Claudio Ferri

  • 2013 WSES guidelines for management of intra-abdominal infections

    Massimo Sartelli;Pierluigi Viale;Fausto Catena;Luca Ansaloni

  • Risk Factors for Tuberculosis in HIV-lnfected Persons: A Prospective Cohort Study

    Giorgio Antonucci;Enrico Girardi;Mario C. Raviglione;Giuseppe Ippolito

  • Efficacy of Ceftazidime-Avibactam Salvage Therapy in Patients With Infections Caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae.

    Mario Tumbarello;Enrico Maria Trecarichi;Alberto Corona;Francesco Giuseppe De Rosa

  • 2017 WSES guidelines on colon and rectal cancer emergencies: obstruction and perforation

    Michele Pisano;Luigi Zorcolo;Cecilia Merli;Stefania Cimbanassi

  • Therapeutic drug monitoring may improve safety outcomes of long-term treatment with linezolid in adult patients

    Federico Pea;Pierluigi Viale;Piergiorgio Cojutti;Barbara Del Pin

  • Hospital-Acquired Infections in Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19.

    Giacomo Grasselli;Giacomo Grasselli;Vittorio Scaravilli;Davide Mangioni;Davide Mangioni;Luigia Scudeller

  • Risk factors for carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infection among rectal carriers: a prospective observational multicentre study

    M Giannella;Enrico Maria Trecarichi;FG De Rosa;Del Bono

  • Pharmacokinetic Considerations for Antimicrobial Therapy in Patients Receiving Renal Replacement Therapy

    Federico Pea;Pierluigi Viale;Federica Pavan;Mario Furlanut

  • A research agenda on the management of intra-abdominal candidiasis: results from a consensus of multinational experts

    Matteo Bassetti;Monia Marchetti;Arunaloke Chakrabarti;Sergio Colizza

  • Bench-to-bedside review: Appropriate antibiotic therapy in severe sepsis and septic shock – does the dose matter?

    Federico Pea;Pierluigi Viale

  • 2018 WSES/SIS-E consensus conference: recommendations for the management of skin and soft-tissue infections

    Massimo Sartelli;Xavier Guirao;Timothy C. Hardcastle;Yoram Kluger

  • 2013 WSES guidelines for management of intra-abdominal infections

    Massimo Sartelli;Pierluigi Viale;Fausto Catena;Luca Ansaloni

Frequent Co-Authors

Federico Pea
Federico Pea University of Udine
Matteo Bassetti
Matteo Bassetti University of Genoa
Russell E. Lewis
Russell E. Lewis University of Padua
Mario Tumbarello
Mario Tumbarello Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Maria Carla Re
Maria Carla Re University of Bologna
Nicola Petrosillo
Nicola Petrosillo National Institutes of Health
Claudio Viscoli
Claudio Viscoli University of Genoa
Massimo Sartelli
Massimo Sartelli University of Macerata
Luca Ansaloni
Luca Ansaloni University of Pavia
Fausto Catena
Fausto Catena University of Bologna

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